LOUISIANA 2009-10 Men’s Basketball ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 9 | Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-5) at Lamar Cardinals (4-6) Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 ● 7:05 p.m. ● Montagne Center (10,080) ● Beaumont, Texas TV: None ● Radio: KPEL 1420 AM/KRKA 107.9 FM 2009-10 Schedule LOUISIANA lamar Date Opponent Time (CT) 09-10 Record ________________________ 3-5 09-10 Record________________________ 4-6 N10 WEST ALABAMA (Exhibition) W, 90-69 09-10 Sun Belt Record ________________ 1-0 09-10 Southland Record ______________ 0-0 Last Game _________________ Dec. 15, 2009 Last Game___________________Dec. 9, 2009 N14 SOUTHERN MISS (DH) L, 72-79 at Southern Miss L, 53-71 vs. Louisiana College W, 79-64 N16 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (DH) W, 90-68 Head Coach ___________________ Robert Lee Head Coach _____________ Steve Roccaforte N24 MOBILE L, 64-68 UL Record_____________ 53-80 (6th Season) Lamar Record _________ 53-49 (4th Season) N28 at McNeese State L, 58-60 Career Record ___________________ Same Career Record ___________________ Same D1 at LSU {CST} L, 58-66 Lee vs. Lamar______________________ 0-1 Roccaforte vs. UL __________________ 1-0 D5 at Sam Houston State W, 95-85 Web Site____________ www.RaginCajuns.com Web Site _________ www.LamarCardinals.com D12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* (DH) {SBN} W, 81-74 D15 at Southern Miss L, 53-71 Game Night Story Lines D19 at Lamar 7:05 p.m. ● Louisiana continues the second segment of non-conference play on Saturday, Dec. D21 TULANE 7:05 p.m. 19 in Beaumont, Texas, at the Montagne Center against Lamar. Tipoff is 7:05 p.m. D23 at Louisville 6:00 p.m. D28 CENTENARY 7:05 p.m. ● Louisiana went 2-4 in the first round of non-conference action. The Cajuns lost to D31 at Western Kentucky* (DH) 5:00 p.m. Southern Miss on Tuesday in Hattiesburg, 71-53, in the first of five games during the J2 at Middle Tennessee* 7:00 p.m. current second segment of non-league play which wraps up Dec. 28. J7 NORTH TEXAS* 7:05 p.m. ● For the second straight road game Louisiana visits a venue it hasn’t been to in a J14 DENVER* 7:05 p.m. while. On Tuesday, the game at Southern Miss was the Cajuns first trip to Green J16 at UALR* (DH) 7:00 p.m. J21 NEW ORLEANS* 7:05 p.m. Coliseum since January 2001. Saturday’s game with Lamar marks the first visit to the Montagne Center since December 1998. J23 TROY* (DH) 7:15 p.m. J28 at Arkansas State* 7:05 p.m. ● The Ragin’ Cajuns seek to avenge last season’s loss to Lamar at the Cajundome. J30 at Louisiana-Monroe* (DH) 4:30 p.m. Behind Kenny Dawkins’ 29 points the Cardinals won 78-68 on Nov. 18. F4 FIU* 7:05 p.m. F6 UALR* (DH) 7:15 p.m. ● Rebounding could be a factor, again. Lamar averages 41.0 rebounds per game as F11 at Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. has a +7.0 margin; Louisiana averages 32.6 rebounds with a -4.7 margin. F13 at South Alabama* (DH) 7:05 p.m. F18 ARKANSAS STATE* 7:05 p.m. ● Louisiana has won its last two Saturday contests (SHSU & FAU). The Cajuns are 1-0 in the State of Texas this season (won 95-85 at Sam Houston Dec. 5). F20 LOUISIANA-MONROE* (DH) 7:15 p.m. F25 at North Texas* 7:00 p.m. ● The Cajuns have protected the ball well the past two games, committing only 25 F27 at Denver* {FSN} 6:00 p.m. miscues. That could play in their favor as Lamar averages 17.3 turnovers per game. M6-9 SBC Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark.) ● The 500-point watch is on for Tyren Johnson – he’s only 25 shy. * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game Home games (BOLD) played at the Cajundome ● The Cajuns are getting to the free throw line, averaging 26.1 attempts per game. All Times are CENTRAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE Tonight’s Tentative Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. PPG RPG APG FG% Louisiana Media Relations 1 Tyren Johnson F 6-8 204 Sr.-3L 16.1 9.1 2.4 56.2% MBB Contact______________________ Matt Hebert 3 Travis Bureau F 6-7 191 Jr.-2L 8.9 3.9 1.0 42.0% [email protected] 44 Javan Mitchell C 6-9 248 Fr.-HS 2.9 1.5 0.1 43.5% Office Phone ___________________ (337) 482-6330 2 Randell Daigle G 5-10 183 Sr.-2L 9.9 2.1 2.3 39.4% Cell Phone_____________________ (337) 288-6023 55 Ryan McCoy G 6-0 167 Sr.-1L 6.0 1.5 2.5 56.5% Office Fax _____________________ (337) 482-6529 Off the Bench LaMAR Media Relations No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. PPG RPG APG FG% MBB Contact______________________ Brian Henry 0 Colby Batiste C 6-9 220 Jr.-1L 4.8 3.5 0.0 68.8% [email protected] 4 Lamar Roberson F 6-8 190 Sr.-1L 5.6 2.9 1.3 36.1% Office Phone ___________________ (409) 880-8329 12 Willie Lago G 6-1 186 Sr.-3L 2.9 0.5 1.0 33.3% Cell Phone_____________________ (573) 239-5267 22 Raymone Andrews G 6-5 215 Sr.-2L 0.4 1.2 1.3 25.0% Office Fax _____________________ (409) 880-2338 33 Chris Gradnigo F 6-7 218 Jr.-2L 10.9 3.3 0.3 29.5% Press Row (409) 880-2343 Notes and Trends 09-10 Louisiana Trends SOUTHERN MISS LEFTOVERS Leading at the half: ______________________2-0 ● Chris Gradnigo led all Cajuns with 16 points off the bench, a season-high. Trailing at the half: ______________________1-5 ● Ryan McCoy made four of the team’s five field goals in the first half, scoring 11 points. Tied at half: ____________________________0-0 ● Tyren Johnson had another huge second half. He shot 7-of-9 and scored 14 points. Leading with 5:00 left: ____________________3-0 ● Randell Daigle was plagued by foul trouble (three in first half) and was held scoreless. Trailing with 5:00 left: ____________________0-5 ● Due to foul trouble, Johnson and McCoy were the only players with 30-plus minutes. Tied with 5:00 left: _______________________0-0 ● USM denied the Cajuns inside game in the first half. As a result, Louisiana shot half of In Overtime: ___________________________0-0 Double Overtime: _______________________0-0 its field goal attempts from three-point land. ● The Cajuns rebounded and shot 50 percent (15-of-30) in the second half. Better FG% than opponent ________________3-0 Worse FG% than opponent ________________0-5 ● It was a defensive first half – two teams combined to shoot 16-of-65 (24.6%). Shooting better than 40% _________________3-1 LAST TIME VS. LAMAR (Nov. 18, 2009 at Cajundome – Lamar won 78-68) Shooting less than 40%___________________0-4 ● Louisiana saw all five starters reach double figures in points led by a career-high 24 Opponent shoots better than 40%___________1-5 points from Travis Bureau. Tyren Johnson posted a double-double scoring 12 points Opponent shoots less than 40% ____________2-0 and pulling down 10 boards. Shooting 70% FT or higher ________________1-3 ● Skyler Williams made a layup for LU at 3:01 to break a 27-all tie. It was the first points Shooting 60-69% FT _____________________2-1 of a 7-0 Cardinals run which provided the cushion the visitors needed for a six-point Shooting less than 60% FT ________________0-1 halftime lead (38-32). Opponent shoots 70% FT or higher__________1-2 ● The Cajuns posted an 8-0 run at the beginning of the second half to take a 42-41 lead Opponent shoots 60-69% FT_______________2-3 at the 16:30 mark. The run was capped off by a pair of Bureau triples. Opponent shoots less than 60% FT _________0-0 ● Kenny Dawkins scored 14 of Lamar’s 23 points to fuel Lamar’s game-ending 23-11 run UL has more rebounds ___________________2-1 which erased a 57-55 deficit with 7:39 remaining. Opponent has more rebounds______________1-4 Rebounds are equal _____________________0-0 LAST TIME VS. LAMAR IN BEAUMONT (Dec. 16, 1998 – Lamar won 89-74) UL has more turnovers ___________________1-1 ● The Cajuns shot well below 35 percent for much of the game, meanwhile Lamar hit on Opponent has more turnovers______________2-3 56.9 percent from the field including a sizzling 70.6 performance in the second half. Turnovers are equal______________________0-1 ● The Cajuns started 1-of-8 and fell behind 11-2 in the first five minutes. At the end of the Scoring less than 60 _____________________0-3 half, the Cajuns hit only two of nine tries as Lamar upped the lead to 43-31 at the break. Scoring 60-69 __________________________0-1 ● Then-USL used a 10-1 run to start the second half and drop the deficit to 44-41 by Scoring 70-79 __________________________0-1 15:56. The Cajuns went cold again, making only four field goals over the next 13:30, and Scoring 80-89 __________________________1-0 Lamar posted as much as a 16-point advantage. Scoring 90-99 __________________________2-0 ● Reginald Poole had 16 points to pace four double-figure scorers for the Cajuns. Jarret Scoring 100+ ___________________________0-0 Evans added 13 and Billy Jones and Shea Whiting each netted 10. Allowing less than 60_____________________0-0 ● Kenyon Spears led Lamar with 20 points which include 12-of-14 free throw shooting. Allowing 60-69 __________________________1-3 Marlone Jackson added 16.